9719 IM GSM-R Call Monitoring Solution
Ireland · Dublin · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 6 October at 12:00 — 3 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on the right).
- Offer and evidence in: ENG.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis above: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (3 awards, most recently May 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around June 2026. The last award went to Cable Accessories Ltd.n = 3
- 32% of awards went to companies from abroad (562 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 9%.n = 562
- 25% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (562 awards since 2016, spread over 238 companies). That is well below the sector norm (37%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 562 awards since 2016
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (348 procedures with a bid count); 14% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 348
- The award came in at a median 100% of the estimated value (22 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here.n = 22
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 02/10/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Radio, TV & communications, 101 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,181 recorded awards) — mostly from Portugal, Germany, Italy.
Typical field: median 4 (from 1,019 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) currently operates and maintains a national GSM-R mobile network which provides driver to CTC communications via on-board GSM-R cab-mobile equipment provided by Siemens Mobility. Currently, GSM-R is in operation on the DART network, with national rollout expected to occur in 2026 on the rest of IE’s fleets. As part of the overall maintenance of the GSM-R mobile network, IÉ carry out monitoring and drive- testing which at present requires IÉ Telecoms personnel to perform this task. The task requires staff to travel onboard IÉ Trainsets with monitoring equipment, which can be both onerous and time consuming. IÉ require the provision of an automated drive-testing and RF monitoring solution that will negate the requirement for staff to travel. To achieve this requirement, it is therefore required to provide a GSM-R Modem and hardware (option)/software/firmware capable of…
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… interfacing with the modem and providing the end-user (IE) with a HTTP REST API. This can be integrated with the existing IÉ hosted servers which run a combination of NodeJS applications, InfluxDB and Grafana for recording and visualization of the obtained data or hosted on a supplier provided cloud-based solution that is accessible by IÉ. Further specific details will be provided to the companies who are pre-qualified to the ITT stage. (This tender was previously issued under Resource ID 7911685, which was cancelled).
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on the right), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in English.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Contract
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Carra Plant Hire Ltd | 18 | 2024–2026 |
| Cork Metal Company Limited | 13 | 2024–2026 |
| TRIUR Construction Limited | 13 | 2025–2026 |
| Global Rail Services Ltd | 10 | 2024–2026 |
| Pod-Trak infrastructure | 7 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this
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